Editorial: Road safety concerns

ON WEDNESDAY morning, 10 individuals were confirmed dead while eight others were injured after a vehicular clash involving a commuter van and a truck in Tibungco, Davao City.

According to the Davao City Transportation and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO), the vehicular accident was caused by the negligence of the van's driver. Dionisio Abude, CTTMO chief, said the driver of the van failed to observe traffic rules and lacked discipline. He said the driver exceeded the 60 kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit in the area.

Questions have come out not only questioning the safety of commuter vans traveling to the city but also to the responsibilities of the traffic enforcers, especially those monitoring the speed limit of cars traversing the roads of Davao City.

The incident happened early in the morning, so does this mean that there were no traffic enforcers monitoring the speed limit early in the morning when it is usually this time that commuters start to enter the city?